BAL KRISHNA UMARSHI GAJRA . vs STATE OF GUJARAT — Crl.A. No. 748/2001

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010012582001

Filing Date

16-Jan-2001

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 748/2001

Diary Number

1258/2001

Order Date

27-Jul-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 13-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BAL KRISHNA UMARSHI GAJRA .

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. HEMANTIKA WAHI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Jul-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 16-Jan-2001

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 748/2001

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Case Summary: Bal Krishna Umarshi Gajra v. State of Gujarat Outcome: The Supreme Court granted leave and disposed of the appeal by ordering the release of 11 undertrial prisoners on bail. Each accused was directed to execute a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two solvent sureties, with conditions including weekly police station reporting on Sundays, mandatory court attendance, passport surrender, and risk of bail cancellation for non-compliance or witness tampering. Context & Reasoning: The 11 accused had been detained for three years with trial repeatedly delayed. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake damaged the jail at Bhuj and the trial court facilities. Despite the State's assurance of trial completion by May 2001, the High Court later extended the deadline to October 2001. The Court found indefinite undertrial detention without trial prospects unjustifiable and granted bail on strict conditions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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